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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 2.110
অতএব চৈতন্য গোসাঞি পরতত্ত্ব–সীমা ।
তাঁরে ক্ষীরোদশায়ী কহি, কি তার মহিমা ॥ ১১০ ॥
ataeva caitanya gosāñi paratattva-sīmā
tāṅre kṣīroda-śāyī kahi, ki tāṅra mahimā
Therefore Lord Caitanya is the Supreme Absolute Truth. To call Him Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu does not add to His glory.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Caitanya is the Supreme Absolute Truth.
Calling Him Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu does not add to His glory.
The verse affirms His supreme position rather than presenting that name as a greater honor.
Revelatory awe. The identity of Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa is established; wonder becomes theological confidence.
The mood of Ādi 2 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Mahā-Viṣṇu is the reservoir of all conditioned souls, but, as confirmed in the authoritative scriptures, Lord Kṛṣṇa is the ultimate fountainhead, the source of numerous plenary expansions, including Nārāyaṇa, who is generally accepted by Māyāvādī philosophers to be the Absolute Truth. The Lord’s manifestation of prābhava and vaibhava expansions, as well as partial incarnations and incarnations with delegated powers, are also explained.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 2
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does this verse teach you about the fullness of Lord Caitanya’s glory?
Spend a quiet moment reflecting on the statement, “Lord Caitanya is the Supreme Absolute Truth.”
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